Update: 20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health

By SharpBrains | June 30, 2016

—– Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter,  pro­vid­ing a win­dow into the ongo­ing brain health and neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty revolutions–plus some fun brain teasers. Hap­py read­ing and, for those of you in the USA, Hap­py Fourth of July, and for those of you in Cana­da, Hap­py Cana­da Day! New research: 20 Must-Know Facts to Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and…

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Study: Cognitive deficits continue long term in cancer survivors in domains important for social and executive functioning

By SharpBrains | January 21, 2016

Cog­ni­tive Deficits Con­tin­ue Long Term in Can­cer Sur­vivors (Med­scape): “Although can­cer patients fre­quent­ly expe­ri­ence short-term cog­ni­tive deficits, lit­tle is known about how long these deficits last or whether they wors­en over time. Now, data from a large nation­al sam­ple sug­gest that cog­ni­tive deficits may per­sist long term.

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To address the upcoming Alzheimer’s “epidemic”, let’s approach 2016 with these 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention

By Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa @ Alzheimer's Research & Prevention Foundation | December 28, 2015

. As you prob­a­bly know, we are in a health care cri­sis. The num­ber of peo­ple with Alzheimer’s dis­ease con­tin­ues to sky-rock­­et as peo­ple age and may reach cri­sis pro­por­tions.  A nation­al goal has been set to pre­vent and cure Alzheimer’s by 2020 or no lat­er than 2025, with a lion’s share of this money…

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First, do no harm? Study finds association between androgen deprivation therapy and increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

By SharpBrains | December 15, 2015

Pros­trate Can­cer Treat­ment Tied To Alzheimer’s Risk (New York Times): “Hor­mone ther­a­py, a com­mon treat­ment for prostate can­cer, is asso­ci­at­ed with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s dis­ease, a new study has found…Overall, those treat­ed with hor­mone ther­a­py had an 88 per­cent increased risk of Alzheimer’s com­pared with oth­er patients. The longer 

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